ISLAMABAD – The Punjab government has approved to the replace the markssystem with a grading system for Matric and Intermediate examinations. Thechange has been made in a bid to bring the current education system at parwith O and A Levels.
The suggestion was proposed by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC)which got the approval from Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.
This may prove to be a stepping stone to eliminate the cramming system andpromote analytical abilities among students.
From now on, there will be no race among students to achieve maximum marksas they will get A+, A, B, C, and D grades, respectively based on theirperformances in the examination.
The provincial education department was hopeful that the initiative willimprove the education system and will put it on track to meet theinternational standards.
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In the first stage, the result of only 9thclass will be announced as perthe grading system this year. Based on success rate, it would be applied toupper classes from next year, the government said.
An official from the education department said the government was takingserious steps to make the education system analytical and cheating-proof tobring it at par with O & A Levels. However, the IBCC Chairman Dr. MuhammadIsmail said that he is yet to receive the summary after approval.
